Soda-straw holder.



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SODA STRAW HOLDER. APPLICATION Hummus. 12. 1915. RENEWED JULY 18. I9l6- 1,21 5,937. Patented Feb. 13, 1917.

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SODA STRAW HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED AUG.I2. 1915. RENEWED JULY 18,1916.

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SODA-STRAW HOLDER.

Application filed August 12, 1915, Serial No. 45.209.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that L /VILFRED J. JANDRON, a. citizen of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Soda- Straw Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to soda straw hold ers and one of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a device of comparatively simple construction and attractive ap pearance for holding straws in a sanitary manner and to permit the straws to be with drawn from the holder one at a time while the straws in the holder are under normal conditions held closed against unsanitary conditions.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sanitary soda straw holder and container for napkins to be used at soda fountains, said soda straw holder being preferably formed of glass and mounted on a spring to be pushed down-to project a straw through a small hole in the upper end of the holder, said holder being normally closed at the top.

The foregoing and other objects may be attained by means of'the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

which Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a. soda straw and napkin holder made in accordance with this invention,

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the holder showing the same in position to project asingle straw through its upper end,

Fig. 3 1s a top plan view of the same with the holder shown in closed position,

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view through the guide tube and spring conta ner, and

Fig. 5 is sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4 and made on a somewhat larger scale,

Fig. 6 is a vertical. sectional view through a modified form of straw holders and dis pensers, f

Fig. 7 is an enlarged top, plan view of the coverfor the modified form, illustrating the same in its closed position,

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 7, showing the cover in its open position, and

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary detail sectional Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 13, 1917.-

Renewed July 18, 1916. Serial No. 110,005.

view of afurther modification of the device showing the double straw.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a base for supporting the napkin holder 2 provided with a hinged cover 3. This napkin holder is preferably formed of glass, and may be suitably ornamented. Supported upon the base 1 is a metal tube 4: provided with a longitru'linal slot 5. lVithin the tube 1 is a spring (3, the lower end of which rests upon a block or plug 7, while the upper end of the spring is engaged by a bracket 8 connected to a ring 9 and having a portion of the same extending through the slot V A similar ring 10, spaced from the ring i) is provided with a shank 11 extending through the slot 5, and upon the inner end of the shank 11 is formed a slotted guide disk 12.

Mounted in the rings 9 and 10 is a glass soda straw container A, the upper end of which is provided with a dome shaped closure which is provided with an opening 13 of sullicient size to permit a straw to pass through. At the lower end of the container A is a cup 11 fitted to the container A and provided with a suitable nipple 15 through which extends a pusher rod 16. The pusher rod 16 is supported upon the base centrallv of the napkin holder.

Mounted in the tube 1- is a guide rod 17, said rod being supported at its lower end on a pin 18 secured inside of the tube 4. The guide rod 17 is provided with a bent back portion 19, which is twisted as at .9 and the guide ring 12 is mounted to slide on the rod 17. The upper end, of the rod 17 is curved as shown at 20 and at its terminal provided with a cap 21 adapted to normally cover the opening 13 in the straw container A.

lVhen the straw container A is pressed downwardly against the tension of the spring 6, a straw a. is pushed out through the opening 13 in the upper end of said container and at the same time, the container is moved downwardly away from the cap 21, which is swung to one side .owing to the twisted portion 1-9. of the guide rod 17 and the action thereon of the slotted disk 12. ll' hcn the straw n. has been withdrawn, the container A is returned to its uppermost position and the cap 21 assumes its normal position to cover the opening 13.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that for use and will hence obviate the handling of the straw as in the case where they are kept in an open receptacle. W hen it is de sired to fill the container A it is raised and the cup 14 removed to admit the straws in the lower end of the container A.

Referring in detail to the modified form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 6 the numeral designates the face of the device provided with the. annular containers 23.

having the hinge covers Z l :lor the napkin. The standard is threaded into the base 2 near the periphery thereof, as shown, and this standard is preferably hollow as the standard l and provided with a longitudinalslot through which the arm 36 extends. A suitable shaft 27 closes the upper end of the standard and a spring similar to the spring (3 is provided and contained within the standard to normally hold the arm 26 upwardly. A suitable ring 27 is supported on the lowermost arm and surroumls the glass cylinder and the upper end of the cylinder is threaded into the lower section 29 of a ring supported by the upper arm and the upper section cl said ring 22) is provided with internal threads into which the cap 30 is threaded. The upper end of this cap is dome-shaped, as at 31, and provided with a reduced opening 82, the walls of which are curved, as illustrated. The lower end of the cylinder is externally threaded and designed to receive the tunnel shaped bottom 33 having a central opening through which the rod 3!: slides. This rod 3d extends upwardly centrally on the base 2 and is provided at its upper end with a tapered portion and forms a push rod for the straw 36.

The curved portion 051 the wall of the reduccd opening 2-32 is surrounded by a. suit able. wire 37, which supports the arms 38 carrying the hinges 39 on which the cover ings l0 are suitably mounted. These cov erings -10 are semicircular in plan and the straight edges thereof are disposed toward each other, as shown, so that a straw may be'pushed upwardly between the covers and will be held until removed by the user.

In the modified form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 9 there are provided two push rods 41 instead of'a single push rod 34 and these push rods slide throughthe two openings formed in the funnel shaped member 4-2, which is constructed in a. man ner similar to the funnel. shaped member These push rods like the rods 35 are each formed with a circular portion and it will be seen that when this form of the do V1C8 is used two straws instead o'tone will be dispensed simultaneously'with the operation of the device. r

Various changes may be made in the de- 7 tails V of construction without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the claims.

What is claimed is r 1 r 1'. A soda strawholder comprising a base, a hollow standard on said base, a spring in said standard, a bracket supported on' said spring, a container carried by said bracket and having an opening in its upper-f end,

7 and a push rod on the baseot the container,

said push rod being adapted to be projected intojthe container when the latter is pushed down to project a straw through the open-' ing of the upper end thereof.

A soda straw containercomprising a holder for the stra ns, a push rod at the lower endof said hold-er, the latter having an opening in its upper end, a. tube mountml at the side of the holder and provided with a spring, rings surrounding the holder and projecting through a longitudinal slot in the tube, one of said rings having a. bracket extending through a slot'in said tube and the spring to project a straw.

A soda. straw holder comprising abase,

a tube mounted on the base, a'push rod mounted on the base, a soda straw container provided with rings having portions extending through a slot in said tube, a spring in the tube, said container having an opening in its upper end to permit a straw to pass through, a cap for said opening, and means for removing the cap as the container is depressed to project a straw.

+'l-. A soda straw container comprising a base, a tube mounted 011 the base, a push rod mounted on the base, said tube having a slot in one side thereof, rings for supporting a straw container, said rings having shanks extending through the slot in the tube, a spring in the tube for supporting the container, 'and'a cap connected to a guide rod extending into the tube and means for throwing the cap to one side when the container is depressed against the action of the spring.

.5. A soda straw holder comprising a container, provide'd'with an opening at its upper end, a removable cap at its ripper end, a removable cap at its lower end pro vided with a nipple through which said push rod extends and means for mounting said straw holder on a spring for normally 'openingin the upper end thereof, normally and for removing the same when the holder is depressed.

6. In a soda straw dispenser, a base, a push rod carried by said base, a container vertically slidable with relation to the base, the push rod being adapted to be extended into the container upon downward movement thereof, the upper end of said container being provided with a restricted opening, a standard for slidably supporting said container and a cap carried on the standard for closing said opening when the container is in its normal raised position and means for swinging said cap away from alinement with the opening when the container is depressed.

7. In a soda straw dispenser, a base, a standard secured to the base, a container slidably mounted on said standard, a cap closing the upper end of the container, said cap being provided with a restricted opening in the upper end, a bottom closure for said container having a central opening therein, a push rod extending upwardly from the base, and adapted to extend through the opening in the base and be projected into the container upon downward movement thereof, a cap pivotally mounted at the upper end of the standard and adapted to normally close the opening in the cap of the container and means operated upon downward pressure on the container to swing said last named cap out of alinement with the opening in the cap of the container.

8. A device of the class described com prising a base, a tubular standard extend tending through the slot and into the standard, said brackets being supported on the spring, a soda straw container supported by said brackets, a bottom for said container being provided with a central opening, a push rod secured to the base and adapted to be projected 'into the container through the opening upon moving said container downwardly, a closure for the upper end of said container, the last named closure being provided with a central restricted opening, an arm pivotally mounted in the standard, a cap carried by the arm for normally closing the opening in the upper closure of the container, and means within the standard and connected to the arms whereby upon downward movement of the container, the cap will be swung out of alinement with the opening.

9. In a soda straw dispenser, a vertically slidable container, a compression coil spring normally holding said container in its raised position, a push rod adapted to be projected through the bottom of the container upon its downward movement, a closure at the upper end of the container provided with a restricted opening, a cap for normally closing said opening, an arm supporting said cap and a twisted portion on said arm operated upon downward movement of the container to move the cap out of alinement with the opening in the upper end of said container.

I11 testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VVILFRED J. JANDRON.

IVit-nesses CHARLES H. IVINTER, JAMES W. MILLER.

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